Riley also sat quietly, though in solitude no longer.
A laugh had first alerted him to Orlaith's presence. He canted an ear to the wind listening. No birds. No rustle of evening prey.
A wolf stalked among them -- and not he.
It was too late to slip off. Orlaith was too close, and he had done nothing to obscure his trail. Following his outburst at the court, Riley had never returned to the red crypt that marked Donovan's keep. He had a cowardice's inkling that teeth were waiting for him there.
So he climbed, resting. Limping. Climbed again.
Looked and howled for Esme. Climbed some more. Rested some more.
He was curled like a waiting cat under sagebrush, eyes cautiously resting on the phoenix as she contemplated in the wildwood.
A laugh had first alerted him to Orlaith's presence. He canted an ear to the wind listening. No birds. No rustle of evening prey.
A wolf stalked among them -- and not he.
It was too late to slip off. Orlaith was too close, and he had done nothing to obscure his trail. Following his outburst at the court, Riley had never returned to the red crypt that marked Donovan's keep. He had a cowardice's inkling that teeth were waiting for him there.
So he climbed, resting. Limping. Climbed again.
Looked and howled for Esme. Climbed some more. Rested some more.
He was curled like a waiting cat under sagebrush, eyes cautiously resting on the phoenix as she contemplated in the wildwood.
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I see fire, burning the trees, - by Orlaith - August 02, 2020, 04:59 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Riley - August 02, 2020, 05:18 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Orlaith - August 02, 2020, 05:51 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Riley - August 02, 2020, 06:02 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Orlaith - August 02, 2020, 06:10 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Riley - August 02, 2020, 06:17 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Orlaith - August 02, 2020, 06:23 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Riley - August 02, 2020, 06:35 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Orlaith - August 02, 2020, 06:42 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by RIP Fury - August 02, 2020, 06:46 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Riley - August 02, 2020, 06:55 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Orlaith - August 02, 2020, 07:05 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by RIP Fury - August 02, 2020, 07:13 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Caróg - August 02, 2020, 07:15 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Riley - August 02, 2020, 07:18 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Orlaith - August 02, 2020, 07:23 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by RIP Fury - August 02, 2020, 07:33 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Caróg - August 02, 2020, 07:46 PM
RE: I see fire, burning the trees, - by Orlaith - August 02, 2020, 08:02 PM